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San Diego International Airport
- Terminals
- 2
- Elevation
- 17 ft
- Hub airlines
- 1
San Diego International Airport (SAN/KSAN) is the busiest single-runway commercial airport in the United States, serving San Diego. It has 2 terminals and sits 17 ft above sea level in San Diego, United States.
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About San Diego International Airport
San Diego International Airport — IATA SAN, ICAO KSAN — is the principal airport serving San Diego, California, in United States, and is one of the the United States hubs profiled across this guide. The airfield lies at 32.73° latitude and -117.19° longitude, 17 feet above mean sea level, and observes America/Los_Angeles local time. Arriving and departing passengers are handled across 2 passenger terminals.
Day-to-day operations at San Diego International Airport are anchored by Southwest Airlines, which operates a hub or focus city here. That carrier bases aircraft and crews at San Diego, scheduling banks of connecting flights that join short-haul feeder services to the longer trunk routes which make SAN a recognisable waypoint on the the United States network.
Principal nonstop destinations from San Diego include Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Phoenix (PHX), Denver (DEN), Chicago (ORD), Seattle (SEA), Las Vegas (LAS), Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW), New York (JFK) and Newark (EWR). Each of those airports carries its own profile in this guide, so you can compare terminals, field elevation, based carriers and the busiest routes on the same terms before you book. Those links form part of the guide's internal route graph, connecting SAN to its principal the United States and intercontinental markets.
Airport facts
| IATA / ICAO | SAN / KSAN |
|---|---|
| City | San Diego, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 32.73°, -117.19° |
| Elevation | 17 ft |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Timezone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Hub airlines | Southwest Airlines |
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Route guides from SAN
Directional route profiles departing San Diego International Airport, with nonstop carriers, aircraft, typical flight time and where to search fares.
- SAN → SFO to San Francisco
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the airport code for San Diego International Airport?
- San Diego International Airport in San Diego, United States, uses IATA code SAN and ICAO code KSAN.
- Which airlines are based at San Diego (SAN)?
- Southwest Airlines (WN) operates a hub or focus city at San Diego International Airport.
- Where is San Diego International Airport located?
- San Diego International Airport sits at 32.73°, -117.19° and 17 feet above sea level, in the America/Los_Angeles timezone.
- How many terminals does San Diego International Airport have?
- San Diego International Airport has 2 passenger terminals.
- What city and country does SAN serve?
- SAN (San Diego International Airport) serves San Diego, California, in United States.
- Is San Diego International Airport a hub airport?
- Yes. Southwest Airlines operates a hub or focus city at SAN, giving San Diego a dense schedule of connecting flights across its 2 terminals.
- Which destinations can you fly to nonstop from San Diego?
- Major nonstop markets from San Diego International Airport include Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Phoenix (PHX), Denver (DEN), Chicago (ORD), Seattle (SEA), each with its own airport profile in this guide.
Data sources
- Airport identity and geography courtesy of OurAirports (ourairports.com) and Wikidata.